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Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

How It Works

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access. Unlike a single vulnerability class, RCE is an outcome—the catastrophic result of exploiting underlying weaknesses in how applications process input, manage memory, or handle executable content.

Attackers typically achieve RCE by chaining vulnerabilities or exploiting a single critical flaw. Common pathways include injecting malicious payloads through deserialization flaws (where untrusted data becomes executable objects), command injection (where user input flows into system commands), buffer overflows (overwriting memory to hijack execution flow), or unsafe file uploads (placing executable code on the server). Server-Side Template Injection and SQL injection can also escalate to code execution when attackers leverage database or template engine features.

The attack flow usually begins with reconnaissance to identify vulnerable endpoints, followed by crafting a payload that exploits the specific weakness, then executing commands to establish persistence or pivot deeper into the network. Modern exploits often use multi-stage payloads—initial lightweight code that downloads and executes more sophisticated tooling.

Impact

  • Complete system compromise — attacker gains shell access with application privileges, potentially escalating to root/SYSTEM
  • Data exfiltration — unrestricted access to databases, configuration files, credentials, and sensitive business data
  • Lateral movement — compromised server becomes a beachhead to attack internal networks and other systems
  • Ransomware deployment — direct pathway to encrypt files and disable backups
  • Persistence mechanisms — installation of backdoors, web shells, and rootkits for long-term access
  • Supply chain attacks — modification of application code or dependencies to compromise downstream users

Real-World Examples

The n8n workflow automation platform (CVE-2024-21858) demonstrated how RCE can emerge in unexpected places-attackers exploited unsafe workflow execution to run arbitrary code on self-hosted instances. The Log4j vulnerability (Log4Shell) showed RCE at massive scale when attackers sent specially crafted JNDI lookup strings that triggered remote class loading in Java applications worldwide.

Atlassian Confluence instances have faced multiple RCE vulnerabilities through OGNL injection flaws, where attackers inject Object-Graph Navigation Language expressions that execute with server privileges. These required no authentication, enabling attackers to compromise thousands of internet-exposed instances within hours of disclosure.

Mitigation

  • Input validation and sanitization — strict allowlists for all user-controlled data, especially in execution contexts
  • Sandboxing and containerization — isolate application processes with minimal privileges using containers, VMs, or security contexts
  • Disable dangerous functions — remove or restrict features like code evaluation, system command execution, and dynamic deserialization
  • Network segmentation — limit blast radius by isolating sensitive systems and restricting outbound connections
  • Web Application Firewalls — detect and block common RCE patterns in HTTP traffic
  • Runtime application self-protection (RASP) — monitor application behavior for execution anomalies
  • Regular patching — prioritize updates for components with known RCE vulnerabilities

Recent CVEs (35486)

EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Memory corruption vulnerability in all versions of Digilent DASYLab software that allows attackers to achieve information disclosure or arbitrary code execution through specially crafted files. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) and has a CVSS score of 7.8, with no current evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) or public proof-of-concept code.

RCE Buffer Overflow Information Disclosure +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Memory corruption vulnerability in all versions of Digilent DASYLab that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or steal information by tricking users into opening malicious files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) and requires user interaction, with no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) or publicly available proof-of-concept code.

RCE Buffer Overflow Information Disclosure +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Memory corruption vulnerability in all versions of Digilent DASYLab data acquisition software that allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or information disclosure by tricking users into opening malicious .DSB files. With a CVSS score of 7.8 and requiring only user interaction, this out-of-bounds write vulnerability poses significant risk, though no active exploitation or public POCs have been reported.

RCE Buffer Overflow Information Disclosure +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

A code injection vulnerability in ILLID Advanced Woo Labels WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.36) allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code through improper input validation, potentially leading to full site compromise. The vulnerability requires high privileges to exploit (CVSS 7.2), has no known active exploitation in the wild (not in CISA KEV), and carries a very low EPSS score of 0.00043 (0.043%), indicating minimal real-world exploitation likelihood despite the high CVSS score.

WordPress RCE Code Injection +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL Act Now

RCE via code injection in Modal Dialog WordPress plugin.

WordPress RCE Code Injection +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Emergency

Arbitrary file upload in Pix for WooCommerce WordPress plugin.

WordPress RCE File Upload +2
NVD VulDB GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Remote code execution in Dataease prior to version 2.10.20 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the IniFile parameter to load malicious JDBC configuration files through the Redshift driver. An attacker with valid credentials can exploit the aggressive configuration file discovery mechanism to inject dangerous JDBC properties and gain complete system compromise. No patch is currently available, leaving affected deployments vulnerable to this high-severity attack vector.

RCE Path Traversal Dataease
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

Veeam Backup & Replication allows a user with the Backup Viewer role (read-only) to escalate to remote code execution as the postgres database user. A read-only role achieving RCE represents a severe privilege escalation with scope change.

RCE SQLi PostgreSQL +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL Act Now

Veeam Backup & Replication allows Backup Administrators to achieve RCE in high-availability deployments. While requiring admin-level access, the scope change to the HA infrastructure makes this critical for organizations running Veeam in HA mode.

RCE Code Injection Veeam Backup Replication +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

Yet another Veeam Backup & Replication RCE vulnerability allowing authenticated domain users to execute code on the Backup Server with scope change (CVSS 9.9). Part of a cluster of related Veeam vulnerabilities disclosed together.

RCE Code Injection Veeam Backup Replication +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

A second RCE vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows any authenticated domain user to execute code on the Backup Server with scope change. Same impact as CVE-2026-21666 but through a different attack vector.

Authentication Bypass RCE Veeam Backup Replication +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

Veeam Backup & Replication allows an authenticated domain user to achieve remote code execution on the Backup Server. With a scope change to CVSS 9.9, a compromised domain account can fully take over the backup infrastructure.

Authentication Bypass RCE Veeam Backup Replication +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

SGLang's encoder parallel disaggregation system is vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE through pickle deserialization in the disaggregation module's inter-process communication. Same class of vulnerability as CVE-2026-3059 in a different code path.

RCE Deserialization Sglang +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

SGLang's multimodal generation module deserializes untrusted data with pickle.loads() over an unauthenticated ZMQ broker, enabling remote code execution. Any attacker who can reach the ZMQ port can execute arbitrary Python code on the ML inference server.

RCE Deserialization Sglang +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

Improper TLS certificate validation in Lenovo Filez (Windows and Android) enables an adjacent-network attacker who can intercept application traffic to present a fraudulent certificate, inject malicious server responses, and achieve arbitrary code execution on the victim's device. Both Windows and Android clients are confirmed affected per NVD CPE data with no version upper bound specified. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS probability is 0.01%, though the impact if exploitation succeeds is fully classified as high across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

RCE Lenovo Filez
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary OS command execution in Cloud CLI versions prior to 1.24.0 allows authenticated users to inject malicious commands through improperly sanitized git configuration parameters passed to shell execution functions. The /api/user/git-config endpoint fails to properly escape bash metacharacters like backticks and $() substitutions, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands with application privileges. No patch is currently available for affected deployments.

RCE Code Injection Cloud Cli +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Craft CMS 5 allows authenticated Control Panel users with basic access (including non-admin roles like Author or Editor) to execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious Twig templates through condition rule parameters. The vulnerability exploits an unsandboxed template rendering function that bypasses all security hardening settings, affecting versions prior to 5.9.9 and 4.17.4. No patch is currently available for this HIGH severity vulnerability.

RCE Code Injection Craft Cms +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

Arbitrary code execution in Jellyfin iOS GitHub Actions workflow. CVSS 10.0.

Privilege Escalation RCE Apple +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% 4.9 CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

Unauthenticated root-level OS command injection in Lantronix EDS5000 serial device servers (EDS5032/EDS5008/EDS5016, firmware 2.1.0.0R3) lets remote attackers run arbitrary commands by embedding shell metacharacters in the HTTP RPC login username. When authentication fails, the RPC module builds a shell command to write a log entry and concatenates the attacker-supplied username without sanitization, so the injected payload executes as root. This is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) and publicly available exploit code exists, though the EPSS probability is only 0.02%, indicating targeted rather than mass exploitation.

RCE Code Injection Eds5032 Firmware +3
NVD VulDB GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

RCE in OpenClaw Agent Platform v2026.2.6 via prompt injection.

RCE Code Injection Openclaw
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary plugin installation and remote code execution in ExactMetrics WordPress plugin versions 8.6.0-9.0.2 allows authenticated users with report-viewing permissions to bypass administrative capability checks via parameter manipulation. An attacker can exploit an Insecure Direct Object Reference in the onboarding process to install malicious plugins and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable WordPress installations. This vulnerability requires the site administrator to have previously granted non-admin users report access permissions.

WordPress Authentication Bypass RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

LFI to RCE in IFTOP by WellChoose.

PHP RCE LFI +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH This Week

Code injection in MitsubishiChemical network devices MR-GM5L-S1 and MR-GM5A-L1 allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via crafted inputs. While requiring high-privilege access (CVSS:4.0 PR:H), successful exploitation achieves complete system compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. EPSS score of 0.05% (16th percentile) indicates low probability of mass exploitation. No active exploitation or public proof-of-concept identified at time of analysis, though JPCERT/CC coordination suggests vendor awareness and patch availability.

RCE Code Injection
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Illustrator 29.8.4, 30.1 and earlier through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting local users who open malicious files. An attacker can exploit this to execute code with the privileges of the targeted user, requiring only that the victim interact with a crafted document. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Heap buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator 29.8.4 and 30.1 allows arbitrary code execution under the current user's privileges when opening a malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction but carries no patch availability, leaving affected systems at risk. An attacker can achieve code execution by crafting and distributing a malicious document that triggers the memory corruption flaw.

RCE Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Illustrator 29.8.4 and 30.1 through a stack-based buffer overflow when processing malicious files. Local exploitation requires user interaction to open a crafted document, executing code with the privileges of the current user. No patch is currently available for affected versions.

RCE Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Illustrator versions 29.8.4 and 30.1 and earlier results from an out-of-bounds write flaw that executes with user privileges. An attacker can achieve code execution by crafting a malicious file that triggers the vulnerability when opened by a victim. No patch is currently available for this high-severity issue.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Illustrator versions 29.8.4 and 30.1 and earlier via an untrusted search path vulnerability allows local attackers to execute malicious code with user privileges. The vulnerability requires a victim to open a specially crafted file, making it exploitable through social engineering or malicious file distribution. No patch is currently available.

RCE Adobe Illustrator
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30307 and earlier stems from a use-after-free memory vulnerability triggered when users open specially crafted files. An attacker can achieve code execution with the privileges of the current user, though exploitation requires victim interaction. No patch is currently available for affected versions.

RCE Denial Of Service Use After Free +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat (versions 24.001.30307 and earlier) via a use-after-free vulnerability requires victims to open a malicious file. Local attackers can exploit this to execute code with the privileges of the current user. No patch is currently available.

RCE Denial Of Service Use After Free +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

Unauthenticated local attackers can achieve remote code execution on Android devices through out-of-bounds memory writes that corrupt process memory. This vulnerability requires no user interaction or elevated privileges to exploit and has a CVSS score of 8.4. No patch is currently available.

RCE Google Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Modem has a fifth OOB write enabling remote privilege escalation.

RCE Google Android
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Samsung/Google MFC driver has an OOB write in mfc_core_isr.c enabling kernel-level privilege escalation on Android devices.

RCE Google Android
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Modem has a fourth OOB write due to incorrect bounds check.

RCE Google Android
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH This Week

IBM Trusteer Rapport 3.5.2309.290 contains an insecure DLL search path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by planting a malicious file in a compromised directory. The attack requires local system access but no user interaction or elevated privileges, making it exploitable by any local user. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE IBM
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.6
CRITICAL POC Act Now

GetSimple CMS massiveAdmin plugin has a CSRF vulnerability enabling attackers to perform admin actions through crafted malicious pages.

PHP RCE CSRF +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.0
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

MCP Atlassian server has a path traversal vulnerability enabling unauthorized access to Confluence and Jira data outside the intended scope.

RCE Path Traversal Atlassian +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

simple-git Node.js library has a command injection vulnerability (EPSS with patch) enabling RCE when processing untrusted git operations.

RCE Command Injection Node.js +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in DNG SDK 1.7.1 2471 and earlier via an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that executes with user privileges when a victim opens a malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction but no special privileges, making it exploitable through social engineering with crafted documents. No patch is currently available for affected DNG Software Development Kit users.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability triggered when users open malicious files. An attacker can execute code with the privileges of the affected user, requiring only social engineering to deliver the malicious file. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier through a use-after-free memory vulnerability that triggers when users open specially crafted malicious files. An attacker can exploit this to execute code with the privileges of the affected user, though no patch is currently available to remediate the issue.

RCE Denial Of Service Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier stems from a use-after-free vulnerability that executes with the privileges of the current user. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious file that, when opened by a victim, triggers memory corruption and code execution. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE Denial Of Service Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability triggered by opening a malicious file. An attacker can achieve code execution with user privileges by crafting a weaponized file and socially engineering a victim into opening it. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that executes with user privileges when a victim opens a crafted file. The vulnerability requires user interaction but no special permissions, making it a practical attack vector for local exploitation. No patch is currently available.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Substance 3D Stager 3.1.7 and earlier through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability triggered by opening a malicious file. Users running affected versions face code execution at their privilege level with no available patch. This requires social engineering to trick users into opening a crafted file.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.7
HIGH POC This Week

Remote code execution in GitHub Enterprise Server allows authenticated users with repository push access to execute arbitrary code via unsanitized push option values that bypass internal header validation. An attacker can inject malicious metadata fields by exploiting insufficient input sanitization in the git push operation handler. This high-severity vulnerability affects GitHub Enterprise Server versions prior to 3.14.24, 3.15.19, 3.16.15, 3.17.12, 3.18.6, and 3.19.3, with no patch currently available for all affected installations.

RCE Command Injection Github +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Firefox versions prior to 148.0.2 results from multiple memory corruption flaws in the browser's memory safety implementation. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities through a malicious webpage requiring user interaction to achieve remote code execution with full system privileges. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

RCE Buffer Overflow Mozilla +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Gas station automation system BUK TS-G 2.9.1 has a SQL injection enabling compromise of fuel management and transaction data.

PHP RCE SQLi +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.4
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

rssn is a scientific computing library for Rust, combining a high-performance symbolic computation engine with numerical methods support and physics simulations functionalities.

RCE Code Injection
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

OneUptime prior to 10.0.21 has a fourth vulnerability in Synthetic monitoring exposing dangerous functionality.

RCE Oneuptime Hackerbay
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH Act Now

Code injection (CWE-94) in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Automation Expert allows an authenticated user who opens a malicious project file to execute untrusted commands on the engineering workstation, resulting in limited compromise and potential loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of subsequent systems. Exploitation requires local access, low-level privileges, and victim interaction (opening the crafted file), so it is a social-engineering-driven local RCE rather than a remote network attack. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the EPSS score is very low (0.02%, 6th percentile), indicating minimal expectation of widespread exploitation.

RCE Code Injection Schneider Electric +1
NVD VulDB GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Uderzo Software SpaceSniffer v.2.0.5.18 results from a buffer overflow vulnerability triggered by processing malicious .sns snapshot files. An attacker with local access can craft a specially formatted file to achieve code execution with high privileges. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

RCE Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH Act Now

Insufficient input validation in SICAM SIAPP SDK versions prior to V2.1.7 enables stack overflow attacks, permitting local attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger denial of service. The vulnerability affects all versions below the patched release, with no currently available remediation for deployed systems. Attackers with local access can leverage malformed input to corrupt the stack and gain code execution privileges.

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH Act Now

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in SICAM SIAPP SDK versions prior to V2.1.7 allows local attackers to corrupt memory and achieve arbitrary code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability requires local access and specific conditions to trigger, but no patch is currently available. Affected organizations using vulnerable SDK versions should immediately implement compensating controls or upgrade to V2.1.7 or later.

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH Act Now

Remote code execution in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Control Software allows a locally authenticated administrator to compromise the engineering workstation by opening a maliciously crafted project file, which triggers unsafe deserialization (CWE-502) leading to loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The flaw affects operators of Foxboro distributed control systems and requires the victim to open the attacker-supplied file. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS estimates only a 0.22% 30-day exploitation probability, consistent with a high-privilege, local, user-interaction-dependent issue rather than a mass-exploitable one.

RCE Deserialization Schneider Electric +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

OneUptime prior to 10.0.20 exposes dangerous functionality in Synthetic monitoring that enables code execution.

RCE AI / ML Oneuptime +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

SiYuan prior to 3.5.10 has a path traversal vulnerability enabling arbitrary file access through crafted API requests.

RCE Path Traversal Siyuan +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

Arbitrary code execution in ingress-nginx controllers via malicious rewrite-target annotations allows authenticated attackers to execute commands and exfiltrate cluster secrets. Kubernetes administrators using ingress-nginx are at risk, particularly in default configurations where the controller has cluster-wide secret access. No patch is currently available.

RCE Kubernetes Nginx
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Local privilege escalation in MobaXterm before 26.1 allows authenticated users with file system write access to execute arbitrary code by DLL hijacking the Notepad++ launch process. When opening remote files, MobaXterm calls WinExec without a fully qualified path, enabling attackers to place malicious executables in the search path to achieve code execution in the victim user's context. EPSS score of 0.01% (2nd percentile) indicates low probability of imminent widespread exploitation, consistent with the local attack vector requiring pre-existing system access. No active exploitation confirmed in CISA KEV; public exploit code status unknown.

RCE Mobaxterm Mobatek
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Atop Technologies EHG2408-series industrial Ethernet switches (including the EHG2408 and EHG2408-2SFP firmware) allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack the device's execution flow via a stack-based buffer overflow and run arbitrary code. The flaw was reported through Taiwan's CERT (TWCERT) and carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3, reflecting fully unauthenticated network exploitation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is low (0.14%, 34th percentile), suggesting exploitation has not yet been observed at scale.

RCE Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution with administrative privileges in Qsee Client 1.0.1 and earlier through insecure DLL loading in the installer. An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in the same directory as the installer and tricking a user into executing it. No patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Qsee Client
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

OS command injection in WeKnora from version 0.2.5 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary system commands. CVSS 9.9 with scope change. PoC available.

RCE Command Injection AI / ML +3
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

SQL injection in WeKnora LLM document understanding framework allows authenticated users to extract arbitrary database contents. CVSS 9.9 with scope change. PoC available.

RCE SQLi PostgreSQL +4
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Arbitrary code execution in Backstage's @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (versions <= 1.14.2) allows attackers who can influence an mkdocs.yml file to run arbitrary Python during the documentation build, bypassing TechDocs' allowlist-based configuration filtering. The flaw stems from MkDocs configuration keys (notably the hooks feature) that the security allowlist failed to block, meaning any contributor able to merge or supply a crafted mkdocs.yml gains code execution on the build host. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low (0.07%), but the CVSS 9.8 rating and trivial exploitation primitive make this a high-priority patch for self-hosted developer portals.

RCE Python Backstage Plugin Techdocs Node +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Unrestricted file upload in Flowise LLM workflow builder before 3.0.13 via /api/v1/attachments endpoint allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute malicious files. PoC available.

RCE AI / ML Flowise +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary PHP code execution in the Easy PHP Settings WordPress plugin through versions 1.0.4 allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious code via inadequately sanitized memory limit configuration parameters that bypass quote filtering in wp-config.php. An attacker with administrator privileges can exploit insufficient input validation in the `update_wp_memory_constants()` method to break out of PHP string context and execute arbitrary commands that execute on every page request. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

PHP WordPress RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

OS command injection in XikeStor SKS8310-8X network switch firmware 1.04.B07 and prior via management interface. Unauthenticated RCE on network infrastructure.

RCE Command Injection Zikestor Sks8310 8x Firmware +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Locutus prior to version 3.0.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code through improper validation in the call_user_func_array function, which unsafely passes user-controlled callback parameters to eval(). Applications using the vulnerable versions of this JavaScript standard library implementation are at risk of complete compromise through network-based attacks. No patch is currently available for affected deployments.

RCE Code Injection Locutus
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in TimescaleDB 2.23.0 through 2.25.1 allows local authenticated users to execute malicious functions by shadowing built-in PostgreSQL functions through user-writable schemas in the search_path setting during extension upgrades. An attacker with database access can create malicious functions in writable schemas that are invoked instead of legitimate PostgreSQL functions, resulting in code execution with database privileges. No patch is currently available for affected installations.

RCE PostgreSQL Red Hat +3
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in GitHub Copilot CLI versions <=0.0.422 allows attackers to bypass the agent's shell command safety classifier using bash parameter expansion operators (${var@P}, ${var=value}, ${!var}, and nested $(cmd)/<(cmd)). Attackers influencing agent inputs via prompt injection through repository files, MCP server responses, or user instructions can execute hidden commands disguised as read-only operations on the user's workstation. A detailed proof-of-concept is published in the GHSA advisory; EPSS is low (0.10%, 28th percentile) and the issue is not in CISA KEV, so no public exploit identified at time of analysis beyond the vendor-published PoC.

RCE Command Injection Github +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Arbitrary file read in changedetection.io prior to 0.54.4 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive files by injecting malicious XPath expressions into content filters, exploiting the unparsed-text() function in the elementpath library. The application fails to validate or sanitize XPath input, enabling attackers to read any file accessible to the application process. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability.

RCE Information Disclosure Code Injection +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Prototype pollution in oRPC before 1.13.6. PoC and patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Denial Of Service +3
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

SQL injection in Ghostfolio before 2.244.0 via symbol validation bypass. Patch available.

RCE SQLi Ghostfolio
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution in Idno social publishing platform versions before 1.6.4 by exploiting a chain of import file write and template path traversal vulnerabilities. An attacker with high privileges can leverage command injection to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. A patch is available in version 1.6.4 and should be applied immediately as this vulnerability carries a 7.2 CVSS score.

RCE Path Traversal Command Injection +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

Remote code execution in Chartbrew prior to version 4.8.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through a vulnerable API endpoint. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, and no patch is currently available. Attackers with valid credentials can achieve full system compromise including data exfiltration and integrity violations.

RCE Chartbrew Depomo
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

Remote code execution in Chartbrew versions prior to 4.8.1 allows authenticated attackers with high privileges to execute arbitrary code through malicious MongoDB dataset queries. The vulnerability affects users connecting Chartbrew to MongoDB databases for chart creation and has active public exploit code available. No patch is currently available for affected versions.

RCE MongoDB Chartbrew +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Authenticated arbitrary code execution in Chamilo LMS versions prior to 1.11.34 allows low-privileged users to bypass file upload restrictions through MIME-type spoofing and execute malicious commands on the server. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of file extensions and improper storage restrictions, enabling attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files. No patch is currently available for affected deployments.

RCE Chamilo Lms Chamilo
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Unauthenticated administrators in WWBN AVideo versions before 24.0 can achieve remote code execution by uploading malicious ZIP files through the plugin upload functionality, which extracts files without proper validation into web-accessible directories. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch is currently available for affected PHP installations using vulnerable AVideo versions.

PHP RCE File Upload +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

RCE in Microsoft Devices Pricing Program.

RCE Microsoft File Upload +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH This Week

Openclaw versions up to 2026.2.12 is affected by missing authentication for critical function (CVSS 8.4).

Authentication Bypass RCE Openclaw
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Gateway authorization bypass in OpenClaw before 2026.2.14. Unsanitized approval fields in node.invoke. Patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Openclaw
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) versions ≤3.9.2 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Java bytecode through the StanfordSegmenter module's unvalidated loading of external JAR files. The vulnerability is exploitable via model poisoning, MITM attacks during JAR downloads, or dependency poisoning, with execution occurring automatically at import time. Despite a critical CVSS 10.0 score, EPSS probability of 0.48% (65th percentile) suggests low observed exploitation activity. No CISA KEV listing indicates no confirmed widespread active exploitation, though the vulnerability is publicly documented on huntr.com with technical details available.

RCE Java Nltk
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH This Week

Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to WordPress sites running the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 plugin through versions 1.3.7.3 due to insufficient file type validation when wildcard characters are configured in upload fields. Successful exploitation could enable remote code execution on the affected server. No patch is currently available.

WordPress RCE File Upload
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM in Avira Internet Security's System Speedup component occurs when the privileged RealTimeOptimizer.exe process deserializes untrusted .NET binary data from a world-writable ProgramData location without validation. A local attacker can craft a malicious serialized payload to achieve immediate privilege escalation and full system compromise. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

RCE Deserialization Internet Security +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Unauthenticated RCE via file upload in industrial/enterprise application.

RCE File Upload Astroid Framework
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in SeppMail secure email gateway versions 15.0.2.1 and earlier allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files via path traversal in the Large File Transfer (LFT) feature of the User Web Interface, leading to full system compromise. The flaw carries a maximum CVSS 4.0 score of 10.0 reflecting network-reachable, no-privilege exploitation with scope-changing impact, and was disclosed by InfoGuard Labs alongside CVE-2026-7864, CVE-2026-44127, and CVE-2026-44128. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS sits at 0.52% (67th percentile), so widespread automated abuse has not yet materialized despite the critical severity.

RCE Path Traversal Seppmail
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Remote code execution in Crocoblock JetEngine versions 3.7.2 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through improper handling of code generation. An attacker with valid credentials can leverage this code injection vulnerability to achieve remote code inclusion and gain full control over affected WordPress installations. No patch is currently available, leaving all users of vulnerable JetEngine versions at risk.

WordPress RCE Code Injection +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.0
CRITICAL Act Now

Code injection in Widget Options WordPress plugin.

WordPress RCE Code Injection +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

Builderall Builderall Builder for WordPress builderall-cheetah-for-wp is affected by code injection (CVSS 9.9).

WordPress RCE Code Injection
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Ups Multi-Ups Management Console versions up to 01.06.0001_\(a03\) is affected by incorrect default permissions (CVSS 7.8).

Privilege Escalation RCE Dell +1
NVD
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